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AIME 2004a Problem 13

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The polynomial P(x)=(1+x+x2+⋯+x17)2−x17P(x)=(1+x+x^2+\cdots+x^{17})^2-x^{17} has 3434 complex roots of the form zk=rk[cos⁡(2πak)+isin⁡(2πak)],k=1,2,3,…,34,z_k = r_k[\cos(2\pi a_k)+i\sin(2\pi a_k)], k=1, 2, 3,\ldots, 34, with 0<a1≤a2≤a3≤⋯≤a34<10 < a_1 \le a_2 \le a_3 \le \cdots \le a_{34} < 1 and rk>0.r_k>0. Given that a1+a2+a3+a4+a5=m/n,a_1 + a_2 + a_3 + a_4 + a_5 = m/n, where mm and nn are relatively prime positive integers, find m+n.m+n.

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